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Cardinals preseason opener defensive snap counts and observations

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The Arizona Cardinals played 60 defensive snaps in their 17-13 preseason opening win Thursday night. How was the playing time divided up? Let’s go through the defensive snap counts and what they meant.

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Gunter played only five snaps with the first team at defensive end because he subbed out when they went nickel. His other six snaps were with the second team, getting some work at nose tackle. The most interesting part of this is that Allen only got six snaps the entire game. He played less than any of the other draft picks who suited up for the game.

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